Federal Communications Commission FCC 09-5 
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Appointment of the Defense Commissioner
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PS Docket No. 09-12
ORDER
Adopted:  January 28, 2009 Released:  January 29, 2009
By the Commission:
1. Pursuant to Section 0.181 of the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) 
Rules,1 we hereby appoint Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps to be Defense Commissioner.2 The 
Defense Commissioner “directs the homeland security, national security and emergency preparedness, 
and defense activities of the Commission.”  The duties and responsibilities of the Defense Commissioner 
include, inter alia:  (1) representing the Commission in interagency matters pertaining to public safety, 
homeland security, national security, emergency preparedness, disaster management, and defense and 
related matters, including matters pertaining to continuity of the essential functions of the Commission 
under emergency conditions; (2) serving as the principal point of contact for the Commission on all 
matters pertaining to the Department of Homeland Security; (3) serving as a member of the Joint 
Telecommunications Resources Board (JTRB); (4) developing emergency programs covering service 
provision by wireless and wireline telecommunications carriers and broadcast, cable, and satellite 
facilities, as well as radio frequency assignment, investigation, and enforcement; and (5) assuming the 
duties of the Commission under certain emergencies.3
2. This Order is procedural in nature and pertains to internal organization and delegations of 
authority, and hence is not subject to the prior notice and effective date provisions of the Administrative 
Procedure Act.4
  
1 47 C.F.R. § 0.181.  
2 The previous Defense Commissioner was former Chairman Kevin J. Martin.  See Appointment of the Defense 
Commissioner, Order, 20 FCC Rcd 8603 (2005).
3 47 C.F.R. § 0.181.  
4 See 5 U.S.C. § 553(b), (d).  
Federal Communications Commission FCC 09-5 
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3. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, that pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 303(r) and 706 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 303(r), and 606, and Section 
0.181 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.181, Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps is appointed 
Defense Commissioner EFFECTIVE upon adoption of this Order.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary